'Brown Turkey' Fig Tree

Most figs are hot-blooded Mediteranean types that any gardener
north of Texas wouldn't even think of growing. 'Brown Turkey' is and
exception. This cold-hardy variety retains the best traits of a common
fig, including the beautifully shaped light-green leaves, smooth gray
bark, and delicious edible purple-brown fruit, but it survives winters
that would bury most other fig trees. You can train it as a multistemmed
shrub or a small tree. Look for the main crop in late summer or fall. A
small early crop (called the breba crop) may ripen in the spring or
early summer.